Necklace. Early Punuk tribal origin, detailed etchings. Made of fossil upper dog skull with teeth from St. Lawrence Island. More than likely a burial piece. Worn by a shaman as a powerful healing tool. Estimate 2000+ years old. Nothing else like this has ever been excavated.

$4,800 SOLD

SNOW GOGGLES

(Glasses, the first "sunglasses")

An ingenious invention way ahead of its time, made by Native people to be able to avoid snow blindness. Tiny slits in the material allows them to see without damaging their eyes or vision.

The first goggles date back to the Old Bering Sea Culture, 2000 years ago. They were the ancestors of the modern Inuit.

Not an artifact, but VINTAGE. Goggles made of antler, straps are leather.

Worn by a lady researcher on the Smithsonian staff doing research in British Columbia, Canada in the 1940's. Measures 5-3/4" wide x 1-1/8" tall x 1/2" deep

$225

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VINTAGE 1959 TRADING CARD

"Indian Trading Card" of

Eskimo with Snow Goggles. In plastic sleeve. Words on reverse:

Indian Trading Card, No. 76, Collect all 80.

To protect their eyes from the glare of the snow, the Eskimo invented snow goggles. These are made from narrow strips of wood or bone. The small slits allow the Eskimo to see out, but keep too much glare from reflecting in.

Auto signed "Clif Hayton"

"One of a series of 11 cards on Alaskan Indians"

Image on right, "Indian Picture writing - Bear".

F. H. Fleer, Prtd. U.S.A. "

$15

ULUS

Definition "woman's knife". An ulu is a curved blade knife with a handle on top for skinning & cleaning animals, cutting hair, cutting food and even trimming blocks of snow for an igloo